Product Description

TOUCHSTONES: From ECM's 40 Year History. Specially-priced & newly-packaged! The very first (Paris, 1985) live recording of Keith Jarrett s remarkable trio. Much of this repertoire would become staples of the trio
Check out the new 3-CD box set, Setting Standards - gathering the trio s first three studio dates.

Track Listing

1. Stella By Starlight
2. The Wrong Blues
3. Falling In Love With Love
4. Too Young To Go Steady
5. The Way You Look Tonight
6. The Old Country

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31956 in Music
• Brand: Dig
• Released on: 2008-08-26
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .8 pounds

Review
. . . gravity is suspended when the Keith Jarrett Trio performs . . . Melodies hover aloft, transparent and glowing from within; improvisations dance in midair. The music transforms fierce concentration into exquisite grace. --New York Times

Customer Reviews

This cd is very smooth and very upbeat
One of the best yet that I have heard from the trio. Jack Dejohnette is at his best and does not miss a beat. He keeps a steady beat but adds a generous fill in the most appropriate times. This album was rated in Drum magazine as one of their top 50 cd's for people who are looking for some unbelievable drumming. check it out

Trancendent
I cannot write a review of this album. My aim in writing this is simply to persuade you to listen to it.

I bought this vinyl in 1986 with two Bill Evans albums ('The Tony Bennett and Bill Evans Album' and 'Paris Concert Vol 1' - both recommended) from HMV on Oxford Street in London. I was a big Oscar Peterson fan at the time, and I wasn't impressed initially by this first introduction to Mr. Jarrett. Grunting I was used to - whining though? You must be kidding!

Still I had enough of an ear to hear something interesting in his rhapsodic solo introduction to Stella By Starlight. I'd never heard anyone make a piano sing like that. I just played that passage over and over - not really interested in the rest of the album.

I can't really remember at what point I started really hearing the music, following the solo lines like stories, appreciating the integrity of each performance, and of the trio itself. It was at least twenty years ago.

As a work of art it is perfect. It transcends the musicians, the material and the genre. I am not uncritical of Keith Jarrett or any artist: he has major and minor works. But occasionally there is a confluence of craft, inspiration and occasion that produces something immortal. You have nothing less than that with this album.

starlights
so far i am interested in good music and in fact in a good sound..... this album matches both, recorded in 1985 it is still a milestone in interpretation, musicality and not at least in sound... probably the best version of stella by starlight a great album